![Professor Buzzkill History Podcast on Twitter: "Was Ring Around the Rosie really a song about the #BlackDeath #Plague? No. Find out why: https://t.co/AYXX7UjdmU https://t.co/juw6bhtbgn" / Twitter Professor Buzzkill History Podcast on Twitter: "Was Ring Around the Rosie really a song about the #BlackDeath #Plague? No. Find out why: https://t.co/AYXX7UjdmU https://t.co/juw6bhtbgn" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtdPp9KWsAIxnDG.jpg)
Professor Buzzkill History Podcast on Twitter: "Was Ring Around the Rosie really a song about the #BlackDeath #Plague? No. Find out why: https://t.co/AYXX7UjdmU https://t.co/juw6bhtbgn" / Twitter
Forgotten Ireland - 'Ring-a-ring-o'-roses' ... Some people claim the nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-ring-o'-roses' is about the plague: The 'roses' are the red blotches on the skin. The 'posies' are the sweet-smelling flowers people
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